materialization
Americannoun
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the act or state of coming into existence or being given material form.
Their plan looks good on paper, but its materialization might be difficult.
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Spiritualism. Usually the physical appearance of a spirit, or the physical evidence of a spirit's presence.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of materialization
First recorded in 1805–15; materialize ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“Given the modest outlook for growth and inflation, the materialisation of downside risks could easily lead to close-to-stagnant growth rates and a deeper undershooting of the inflation target,” the account said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
"We can change it...later on...so that it doesn't seem like it was a reprisal...or a materialisation of a lack of trust."
From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2023
In Boston, it is true, this is partly to do with the sudden materialisation of new languages on the streets, of new shops and cafés with names like “Polski Sklep” and “U Ani”.
From Economist • Jun. 30, 2016
Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness a materialisation.
From A Voyage to Arcturus by Lindsay, David
After some time of this sort of work Craig led gradually up to a request for a materialisation of the control of Vandam, but Mrs. Popper refused.
From The Silent Bullet by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
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